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Public Safety
Now moving on to topics related to safety in Sangamon
County.
Do you feel safe or unsafe walking alone at night in your
neighborhood?
Safe
80.1%
Unsafe
17%
DON’T KNOW
2.8%
REFUSED
0.1%
Compared to a year ago, do you feel less safe, safer, or
about the same level of safety in your own home?
Less safe
7.3%
Safer
6.6%
Same level of safety
84.5%
Did not live there a year ago
1%
DON’T KNOW
0.4%
REFUSED
0.2%
How often, if at all, do you see police or other types of
law enforcement patrolling your own neighborhood or
street?
Do you see them…
Very often
Somewhat often
Not very often
Not often at all
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
22.1%
31.3%
29.6%
16.4%
0.2%
0.4%